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The harbour crane, which stood in the centre of Zurich as a work of art, has been removed and scrapped.

When the idea for this art project was launched in 2012 many objections were formulated (see Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 18.07.2012), but finally permission was granted and the crane, coming from Rostock (Germany), was erected in april 2014 (see Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 17.04.2014).

See the report on the Swiss TV, SRF Kultur, 10.05.2014

For nine months it as the tourist attraction in Zürich, bringing thousands of visitors to the town.
But sadly, the crane as dismantled and scrapped early 2015, see the dossier and the articles in the Tages Anzeiger, jan. 2015

An article on its final fate appeared in the 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung', 17.02.2015: